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<div class="bluehead"><span class="head1">UartVide</span></div>

<p><div><a href='https://github.com/gamesun/UartVide'>Homepage on GitHub</a></div>
<div><a href='http://sourceforge.net/projects/myterm/'>Download from SourceForge</a></div></p>

<p><div>Copyright &copy; 2013-2021 <a href="https://github.com/gamesun/">gamesun</a>. All rights reserved.</div>
<div>UartVide is licensed under the <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/">GNU GPL v3</a>.</div>
<div>MyTerm was renamed to UartVide from version 2.4</div></p>

<p><div>The program icon made by <a href="https://www.flaticon.com/authors/flat-icons" title="Flat Icons">
Flat Icons</a> from <a href="https://www.flaticon.com/" title="Flaticon">www.flaticon.com</a></div>
<div>Clear icon made by <a href="https://smashicons.com/" title="Smashicons">Smashicons</a>
from <a href="https://www.flaticon.com/" title="Flaticon">www.flaticon.com</a></div></p>

<div><span class="head2">Version history (What's new?)</span></div>

<p><a name="2.4"></a><span class="ver">2.4 </span><span class="date">(2021-06-06)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>MyTerm was renamed to <tt>UartVide</tt></li>
<li>New program icon.</li>
<li>Use Balloon-Tip instead of Messagebox.</li>
<li>Use PySide2 instead of PyQt5.</li>
<li>UI fine tuning.</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="2.3.0"></a><span class="ver">2.3.0 </span><span class="date">(2020-08-20)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Rework PortConfig panel.</li>
<li>Changing port config don't need restart port.</li>
<li>Display port friendly name in combobox.</li>
<li>Add Periodic Send.</li>
<li>Set tab size = 4.</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="2.2.0"></a><span class="ver">2.2.0 </span><span class="date">(2020-05-07)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>A cleaner user interface and a new icon.</li>
<li>Messagebox, open/save dialog use default style instead of flat style.</li>
<li>Open/save dialog show at screen center now.</li>
<li>Add QuickSend options menu.</li>
<li>Auto-save QuickSend table contents.</li>
<li>Auto close port when serial cable is plugged out.</li>
<li>Installer no longer requests administrator permissions.</li>
<li>Move settings folder to install folder.</li>
<li>Fix: refreshing ports causes add repeating items in combobox.</li>
<li>Fix: refreshing ports causes port select changed.</li>
<li>Fix: "RuntimeError: wrapped C/C++ object of type xxx has been deleted" at exit.</li>
<li>Fix: timestamp loss '.000' when microsecond is 0.</li>
<li>Fix: titlebar disappears at linux.</li>
<li>Fix: view mode dosen't work.</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="2.1.0"></a><span class="ver">2.1.0 </span><span class="date">(2018-11-06)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Read all data from receive buffer at a time.</li>
<li>Fix: <tt>hex(lowercase),HEX(UPPERCASE)</tt> view mode dose not work.</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="2.0.2"></a><span class="ver">2.0.2 </span><span class="date">(2017-01-16)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Move config files<tt>(layout.dat, QckSndBckup.csv, settings.xml, error.log)</tt> from install folder to user folder so that not need run as administrator.</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="2.0.1"></a><span class="ver">2.0.1 </span><span class="date">(2017-01-10)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Flat style UI</li>
<li>Move <tt>error.log</tt> from install folder to user folder.</li>
<li>Fix: <tt>Save Log</tt> dose not work.</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="2.0.0"></a><span class="ver">2.0.0 </span><span class="date">(2016-11-07)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Rework UI with PyQt4 instead of wxPython</li>
<li>The <tt>Port Config</tt>, <tt>Quick Send</tt>, <tt>Send Hex</tt> panels are custom resizable and floatable.</li> 
<li>The user can send custom commands in <tt>Quick Send</tt> panel now.</li>
<li>Bug fixes</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="1.4.1"></a><span class="ver">1.4.1 </span><span class="date">(2014-01-12)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Added feature: panel 'Transmit Hex'</li>
<li>UI enhancements</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="1.4.0"></a><span class="ver">1.4.0 </span><span class="date">(2013-11-10)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Added feature: Load/Save settings</li>
<li>UI enhancements</li>
<li>Bug fixes</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="1.3.1"></a><span class="ver">1.3.1 </span><span class="date">(2013-10-30)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>UI enhancements</li>
<li>Bug fixes</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="1.3.0"></a><span class="ver">1.3.0 </span><span class="date">(2013-08-25)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Added feature: Open url in webbrowser when click url link in textctrl</li>
<li>Added feature: Support backspace</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="1.2.0"></a><span class="ver">1.2.0 </span><span class="date">(2013-08-25)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Added feature: support enumerate serial port in linux</li>
<li>UI enhancements</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="1.1.0"></a><span class="ver">1.1.0 </span><span class="date">(2013-08-03)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>UI enhancements</li>
<li>Bug fixes</li>
</ul>

<p><a name="1.0.0"></a><span class="ver">1.0.0 </span><span class="date">(2013-07-23)</span></p>
<ul>
<li>first release</li>
</ul>

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